Rampage — Checkers AT&T Center

Not the way the Rampage wanted to start the game…40 seconds in, Eric Selleck picks up a cheap holding penalty.

Jacob Markstrom in goal again tonight. He allowed three last night in Texas in the 3-0 loss to the Stars. The Cedar Park Center is the black hole for any Rampage wins…four in 18 games there.

No shots for the Checkers on the power play. The penalty killers have been on a leave of absence the last three games in the losing streak. Teams have scored five power play goals in 14 chances. The previous nine games the Rampage allowed only three goals–two of those in one game.

First shot for Checkers at 13:27 of the first period. Nice save by Markstrom on a shot on the ice with the left pad.

Two great stops by Charlotte goalie Justin Peters keeps this a 0-0 game with 11:30 left in the first.

Greg Rallo ripped into the boards. Brett Sutter off for cross-checking. Rampage power play on. SA PP is 0-11 last two games.

Drew Shore from an impossible angle at 10:00 straight up. Shot a loose puck that rolled off Jon Rheault’s stick to the right of Peters and lifted it up over the goaltender’s left shoulder just inside the post. 1-0 Rampage.

Rampage PK back on the ice. Bogus hooking call on Andre Deveaux.

The Checkers have a power play goal in all but two of their 13 games. But the Rampage killed off another try tonight. 4:07 left in first.

Rampage go 7:30 between shots on goal. Cheech. Markstrom on his game. Good thing too. At this rate, this could be a 0ne-goal game for the Rampage.

Rampage on the power play. Rasmus Rissanen off for holding.

Shorthanded 2-on-none for Charlotte. No shots even close to Peters and the Checkers had a great chance at the other end.

Rush up ice and Quinton Howden scores the easiest goal of his life. Nice push by Tyson Strachan to send in Casey Wellman, who was stopped in front of Peters, only to have the puck drop to the ice at the top of the crease and Howden swept it into the empty net at 1:45.

Rampage up 2-0.

Both goaltenders have some NHL experience tonight. SA’s Markstrom is 2-5-1 with a 2.70 goals against average with the Panthers. Peters is 11-11-4 with a 3.23 GAA. Both are second rounders. Markstrom selected 31st in 2008, while Peters was selected 36th by Carolina in 2004.

Rampage will get another shot on the power play as Howden is slammed into the boards. 5:36 left in the second period. Rissanen off for cross-checking.

Puck bounces over defenseman Jason DeSantis’ stick and sends Nicolas Blanchard down the right wing and he beats Markstrom over the left shoulder at 14:58.

PP over. 2-1 SA. 3:27 left in the second.

Overall solid game tonight from the Rampage, but the offense takes too many naps. Consistency is not the Rampage middle name. Offensive zone pressure is spotty and Charlotte is pushing the puck right now with 2:25 left in the second.

2-1 after 2. Shots Charlotte 19, Rampage 16.

Justin Vaive silly tripping penalty four seconds into the third period. Fourth Charlotte power play of the game.

Zac Dalpe from the blueline on a clearing attempt. 2-2.

3-2 Charlotte. Tyson Strachan’s outlet onto the stick of Chris Terry’s stick who went in 2-on-none with Dalpe for the go ahead goal. Terry waited for Markstrom to go down, sent it over to Dalpe who scored his second goal in 2:16 of the third period.

um, 4-2. Peters sent the puck up ice to Riley Nash who dropped it off to Jerome Samson for a quick shot over Markstrom’s stick at 4:51. Three goals in just under three minutes.

Rampage on the power play and can get back into it.

They do! The puck rolls through Peters legs as Deveaux scores with Rallo and DeSantis getting assists at 5:47.

4-3 Charlotte.

Charlotte on another power play. Vaive again off, this time for hooking. 7:27 left in the third period.

Samson with a wide open net and he hits the crossbar!

Rampage survive the power play but are running out of time. 5:30 left.

Rampage have a chance.

Charlotte’s Sutter off for slashing with 2:53 left.

Great pressure but no luck. Deveaux just missed on the rebound. Markstrom to the bench.